INDIAs MOST EXPENSIVE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE- THE RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN

The Indian presidential palace is illuminated during the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi.While millions are homeless, live in appalling conditions in India, the president lives in a palatial 340-room palace.It is the largest residence of any chief of the state in the world.Even as population of people in India's slums is projected to rise to 93 million in 2011 or 7.75 percent of the total population, our head of the state lives in a grand palace maintained at a cost that runs into crores.In 2007, the maintenance cost of the presidential palace was estimated to be more than Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) per year!The electricity bill of...

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6 PLACES TO SEE B4 THEY DISAPPEAR

Whether it's down to human-made pollution or the natural erosion of time and tides, some places in the world are facing a ticking clock when it comes to their future.According to the experts, the following places are due to disappear, so, here's a rather sad roll-call of some of the most spectacular places which are under threat.Venice One of the loveliest cities on earth, Venice is also said to be one of the most doomed. Thanks to an imperfect combination of the land sinking and the water levels rising.Venice has sunk by around 7cm a century for the past thousand years, but a report suggests that process has sped up and in the last 100 years,...

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Things you should know

1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.3. The dot over the letter i is called a ''tittle''4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.[/S1]10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.12. Orcas (killer whales)...

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Sky Park Singapore. Amazing

June 24 in Singapore, opened a new wonder of the world. "Sky Park" Marina Bay Sands is located on the 200-meter height on the three skyscrapers, as if on three pillars. Here is the most expensive in the world of casinos, bars, restaurants, the largest outdoor swimming pool, 150 meters long and even the Museum of Modern A...

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WORLD'S BIGGEST FAMILY

The world's biggest family: The man with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildrenZiona Chana lives with all of them in a 100-room mansionHis wives take it in turns to share his bedIt takes 30 whole chickens just to make dinnerHe is head of the world's biggest family - and says he is 'blessed' to have his 39 wives.Ziona Chana also has 94 children, 14-daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren.They live in a 100-room, four storey house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram, where the wives sleep in giant communal dormitories.You treat this place like a hotel: With 100 rooms the Ziona mansion is the biggest concrete...

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JAPAN MAKING PENSIZE LAPTOP....DO U BELIEVE.??

Look closely and guess what they could be... Are they pens with cameras? NOAny wild guesses? NO Clue Yet?? NOT YETLadies and gentlemen... congratulations!You've just looked into the future...yep that's right!You've just seen something that will replace your PC in the near future.Here is how it works:In the revolution of miniature computers, scientists have made great developments with bluetooth technology...These are the forthcoming computers you can carry in your pockets . This 'pen type of instrument' produces both the monitor as well as the keyboard on any flat surface from where you can carry out functions you would normally do...

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